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Jack Ketchum published his first novel in 1980 titled "Off Season", a version of the Sawney Beane story. The novel was subsequently slated by the Village Voice as 'violent pornography' but, undeterred, the author continued to write fiction that deals with the cruelty and violence so often apparent in everyday life. Since the publication of "Off Season", he has released several successful novels including "She Wakes", "Cover", "Road Kill" (aka "Joyride"), "Only Child" (aka "Stranglehold"), "Ladies Night", and "Triage" (a collection of novellas) with fellow writers Richard Laymon and Edward Lee. In 1990 he published "Offspring", the sequel to "Off Season".
Before becoming a full-time writer Jack had written and directed a handful of plays, worked as a teacher, a copywriter, and as literary agent for author Henry Miller, while working at Scott Meredith, Inc. His fiction - with the exception of "She Wakes" - has tended to eschew what is called traditional horror - vampires, werewolves, the supernatural, monsters, and demons - and instead has concentrated on more urban horror and real-life monsters.
Jack has, so far, won the Bram Stoker Award for his short stories 'The Box' and 'Gone', and his collections "Closing Time" and "Peaceable Kingdom". 'The Box' first appeared in Cemetery Dance Magazine and the subsequent Cemetery Dance anthologies "The Best of Cemetery Dance" and "The Century's Best Horror Fiction". 'Gone' was further published by CD in the autumnal anthology "October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween". Richard Chizmar is the founder and editor of CD Publications and has published much of Jack's body of work including the novels "The Lost" and "Hide and Seek", the dark western novella "The Crossings", and 'The Haunt', a short supernatural tale. The late Richard Laymon included Jack in his CD Publications editorial debut anthology "Bad News" with the story 'The Best'.
Three of his most powerful novels have recently been turned into films. Red (2008) is a revenge story that deals with the subject of animal abuse and stars Tom Sizemore, Brian Cox, Amanda Plummer and Robert Englund of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) fame. The Girl Next Door (2007) - based on actual events - tracks the abuse of two teenage sisters, and is based on the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens. The Lost (2006) is the story of a serial killer and features horror queen Dee Wallace of The Howling (1981), Stephen King's Cujo and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007). He has also tried his hand at acting, taking small roles such as Teddy Panik in The Lost (2006) and Edward Lee's Header (2006). Other roles include a carnival worker in The Girl Next Door (2007), the bartender in Red (2008), and character Max Joseph in Offspring (2009). Jack appeared as himself in the documentary The Cult of Ichi (2007) with horror directors Lucky McKee and Scott Spiegel, and can be seen in The Making of 'the Girl Next Door' (2007) documentary.
Stephen King is a fan of Jack Ketchum's work and contributed the introduction to the signed limited edition of "The Girl Next Door". King has called Jack the "scariest guy in America" The Girl Next Door (2007), and remarked that there is "a dark streak of genius" in Jack's work ("Road Kill"). King provided further praise for Jack's work during his own acceptance speech for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award, 2003: he called Jack and fellow writer, Peter Straub, pioneers of modern popular fiction, specifically citing Jack's dark western, "The Crossings".
Ketchum's numerous short fiction is so far collected in "The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard", "Broken on the Wheel of Sex", "Peaceable Kingdom" and "Closing Time and Other Stories". These dark tales have featured in anthologies like "Imagination Fully Dilated" (1998), "Dark Dreamers" (2001), and "The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners" (2011) edited by horror icon Joe R. Lansdale. His poetry has featured in anthologies like "The Devil's Wine" (2004) alongside Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and Peter Straub.
Jack Ketchum's fourth adaptation Offspring (2009) starred Jessica Butler and Art Hindle. It is set outside the town of Dead River and tells the tale of youngsters trying to survive the local cannibals who have been feeding on drifters for many years and is based on Jack's novels "Off Season" and "Offspring". His novel "Hide and Seek" is also set in and around the coastal town of Dead River, Maine.
His novellas, "Weed Species" and "Old Flames", were published by Cemetery Dance Publications in 2006 and 2008 respectively. "The Woman" was released in 2010, co-written with Lucky McKee, the director of Ketchum's Red (2008).
Jack Lives in New York, New York.- Arnaud Giovaninetti was born on 3 July 1967 in Amiens, Somme, France. He was an actor, known for The Lover (1992), Tango (2010) and Low Profile (1993). He died on 24 January 2018 in Taverny, Val-d'Oise, France.
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Warren Miller was born on 15 October 1924 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Ski People (1980), Extreme Surfing (1992) and This Is Skiing (1969). He was married to Laurie Penketh Kaufmann, Roberta Marie Clavert-Mac Faden, Dorothy Roberts and Jean. He died on 24 January 2018 in Orcas Island, Washington, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Lead singer and lyricist of British punk/new wave band The Fall. A former office worker, Smith formed The Fall in 1977, although their commercial peak came in the late '80s and early '90s. They have influenced many bands, most notably Pavement, and are famous for being Radio 1 DJ John Peel's favorite band, for their strong work ethic (21 albums in 19 years) and for their frequent line-up changes (26 to date, making Smith the only constant member; he has stated "If it's me and your granny on bongos, it's The Fall"). Smith also provided guest vocals on Inspiral Carpets' 1994 "I Want You" single.- Producer
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Dennis Stuart Murphy was born on 26 January 1945. He was a producer and production manager, known for Powder (1995), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981). He was married to Cynthia Gates Fujikawa. He died on 24 January 2018 in Los Angeles California, USA.- Transportation Department
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Gary Duncan was born on 1 August 1953. He is known for Arlington Road (1999), Killers (2010) and Knight and Day (2010). He died on 24 January 2018 in Roswell, Georgia, USA.- Levon Brooks died on 24 January 2018 in Columbus, Mississippi, USA.
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- Script and Continuity Department
- Director
Vuk Krnjevic was born on 6 May 1935 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was a writer and director, known for Kud narodna vojska prodje (1970), Gazija (1981) and Rat u Juznom Vijetnamu (1968). He died on 24 January 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Jesús Gluck was born in 1941 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for El crack (1981), Historias del otro lado (1988) and The Seducer (1995). He died on 24 January 2018 in Madrid, Spain.- Michel Muller was born on 26 January 1935 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius (1984), My American Uncle (1980) and La vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto (1973). He died on 24 January 2018 in Paris, France.
- Ryszard Pochron was born on 17 June 1953. He was an actor, known for Pramen zivota (2000) and Pierwsza milosc (2004). He died on 24 January 2018.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Pavel Veselý was born on 28 January 1938 in Dolní Pocernice, Protektorát Cechy a Morava. He was an actor, known for Neco je ve vzduchu (1981), Trhák (1981) and Jonás II. aneb Jak je dulezité míti Melicharovou (1988). He died on 24 January 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Hudson Lee Long was born on 4 April 1933 in Llano, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Lolita (1997), The Tree of Life (2011) and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003). He died on 24 January 2018.
- Raphael Cruz was born on 5 September 1986 in Vallejo, California, USA. He died on 24 January 2018 in Paris, France.
- Glenn Selig died on 24 January 2018 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Eva Franzen was born on 1 September 1963. She was a producer and assistant director, known for Paparazzi (2004), Isibaya (2014) and The Triangle (2005). She died on 24 January 2018.- T. Kirshna Kumari was born on 6 March 1933 in Naihali, West Bengal, India. She was an actress, known for Sati Savitri (1965), Yashoda Krishna (1975) and Yashoda Krishna (1975). She was married to Ajay Mohan Khaitan. She died on 24 January 2018 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.